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وفن

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of following, tracing, or leaving behind a trace. It also encompasses notions of scarcity, deficiency, or reduction in quantity.

Derived headwords

وفنهnoun
  1. 1.
    trace, effectclassical

    The trace or effect left behind by something or someone.

وفنةnoun
  1. 1.
    scarcity, paucityclassical

    A state of being few or scarce in any matter.

توفّنverb
  1. 1.
    to be deficient, to decreaseclassical

    To experience a reduction or deficiency in quantity or quality.

Parallel reading

جئت على وفنه
I came following his trace.
أي أثره
Meaning his trace.
الوفنة القلة في كل شيء
Al-wafnah is scarcity in everything.
التوفن النقص في كل شيء
At-tawaffun is deficiency in everything.